Nail polish applicator



April 1942- 'w. R. PERILLO 2,279,520

NAIL POLISH APPLICA'IOR Filed April 25, 1940 40 MZA/AM IQ PAR/A4 0.

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Patented Apr. 14, 1942 p hire srrss P NAIL POLISH APPLioAToR William R. Perillo, New York, N. Y. Application ApriL 25, 1940, Serial No. 331,503

6 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for applying liquid nail polish to the finger nails of the human hands and this application is a continuation in part of my application for half moon automatic nail polish applicator, Serial Number 300,211, filed October 19, 1939.

It is the object of the present device to provide a device by means of which liquid nail polish may be applied to the nails of the human hands or toes in a neat and evenly distributed manner with the exercise of little efiort upon the part of the user.

A feature of the invention resides in a novel construction whereby in the application of the polish, the so-called half moon at the base of the nail will be preserved as will also a portion of the outer free end edge of the nail.

Another feature of the invention resides in a novel construction whereby the device is guided with respect to the finger or toe nail when in use, thus insuring an even application of the polish.

A further feature of the invention resides in a novel construction whereby a complete application of nail polish to the desired area of the surface of the nail, may be had with a single stroke of the device.

Still a further feature of the invention resides in means for readily attaching and detaching the device to a bottle or similar container or receptacle for the nail polish.

In the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, which however, is merely illustrative and is not to be considered as limiting the invention beyond the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the manner of use of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary central longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale,

Figure 3 is a top plan view,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view .on an enlarged scale,

Figure '5 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale, and;

Figure .6 is a detail fragmentary view illustrating a detail of construction.

The device comprises ,a main body portion In of general tubular form and preferably, although not necessarily, of circular cross sectional form. This body portion I0 is constructed of relatively soft pliable material such as rubber, the walls of the body being of such thickness as to give stability to the body and yet permit of its partial collapse under pressure in order to effect a discharge of the contents thereof.

In use, the body portion I0 is adapted to be attached to a bottle or similar container or receptacle l I and to accomplish this end, a tubu la-r coupling-member such as I2 is employed.

The coupling member His formed from hard rubber, metal or othersuitable' rigid material having on'eend tapered as at i=3 for insertion into the mouthof the receptacle I I The opposite end of the coupling member-i2? is providedwith a reduced portion M adaptedior reception in the rear-end I5 of the body port-ion W as illustrated in Figure 2 of thezdrawing. A vent opening I16 is provided in the coupling member 12 to :permit of free flow of the fluid through the lbody portion it) when the device is in use.

The opposite or outer end of the :body portion I0 is flared outwardly as indicated at Iii-in the drawing and terminates-in anouter edge :consisting of two angular side-edges 18 which are connected by an intermediatemcurved edge 1:9.

The forwardend of the body portion 1:0 is formed with a continuous discharge opening 2-!) of slit lilre form which extends throughout the lengthiof the two angular side edges .ldand the curved edge'lS. The top wall '2 :l of the'fiared :end of the body portion ill) has "its' forward edge'pro jected slightly beyond the forward edge off the lower wall 22 thereofas indicated. at123 in Figure 5 of the drawing. This construction provides a lip-likev overhanging portion above the discharge opening '20 and thevdischarge opening :20 is spaced slightly from the nail by the thickness of the material of theglower wall22 when :the device is in position-for use.

By the construction just described, fluid discharged through the discharge opening 2;!) will be directed to the nail sur face by the portion v23 .of the'upper wall which, however does .not con-,- tact the nail surfaceasis-clearly .shown in Figure '2 of the=dra-wing.' 1 I "Means .is employed .to spread the nail polish evenly over the surface 20f the nail. This means may be formed fromsfelt, rubber or any suitable material. However, I preferto' employ a brushlike structure of relatively :rlnev bristles. The brush-like structure consists of a: thin .line of bristles 2,4 which project outwardly and downwardly from the outer edge .of the projected portion 23 of the top wall 2| of the body portion til and this linerof bristlesextends throughout the length of the angular side edges it, the intermediate connecting curved edge 19 and the discharge opening .20;

The under face of the bottom wall 22 of the flared end of the body portion El fl is formed with -a curved or concaved recess 28, the'forward edge of which follows the contour :of the angular side edges I8 :and the intermediate curved connect-.

ing edge t9, the rear end of this recess terminating in:a curvededge 19. This recess provides a clearance 30, see Figure 2, which permits of placing the device in operative position without made in a number of sizes in order that a size appropriate for use upon the nail to be treated may be selected.

When in position, the intermediate curved edge l9 will be spaced with respect to the base of the nail with the outer ends of the angular side edges IS in contact with the cuticle of the finger at their respective sides of the nail. As illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawing, the angular side edges l8 are preferably formed with slight projections'fllwhich engage the cuticle to form a guiding means for the device as it is moved in operation.

With the device in position as above described, the body portion In is subjected to slight pressure to effect a discharge of polish from the discharge opening directly upon the nail. The device is now moved towards the end of the finger whereupon the spreader, that is the bristles 24, spread the polish evenly over the surface of the nail.

By reference to Figure 1, it will be noted that by reason of the curvature of the edge portion [9, the so-called half moon portion of the nail designated 42 in said figure, will not receive the polish and will thus be preserved. If now the stroke isterminated before the outer end of the nail is reached, a portion at the outer end of the nail will likewise receive no polish as indicated at 43 in Figure 1, or if desired, the stroke may be carried to the end of the nail to cover completely the upper surface thereof.

From the foregoing, itwill beapparent that the present invention provides a device by which the application of a polish, to the nails of the fingers or toes of the human body may be carried out in a highly satisfactory manner.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new, is: l

1. A device of the character described comprising in combination, a tubular body, means for attaching one end of the tubular body to a bottle or similar receptacle, the opposite end of the tubular body terminating in a relatively thin outwardly flared portion having angular side edges connected by an intermediate curved end edge, a relatively narrow discharge opening extending throughout the length of the angular side edges and the curved connecting edge of the tubular body, and a concaved recess formed on the under side of the' tubular body and extending rearwardly thereof from the curved end edge.

2. A device of the character described comprising in combination, a tubular body, means for attaching one end of the tubular body to a bottle or similar receptacle, the opposite end of the tubular body terminating in a relatively thin outwardly flared portion having angular side edges connected by an intermediate curved end edge, a relatively narrow discharge opening extending throughout the angular side edges and the curved connecting edge of the tubular body, a concave recess formed upon the under side of the tubular body and extending rearwardly thereof from said curved edge, and a spreading element for trailing the discharge opening when the device is in operation.

3. A device of the character described comprising a tubular body of flexible material, means for attaching one end of the tubular body to a bottle or similar receptacle, the opposite end of the tubular body terminating in a relatively thin outwardly flared portion having angular side edges connected by an intermediate curved end edge with the outer edge of the upper wall of the flared portion extended to a point beyond the outer edge of the lower wall thereof, said upper and lower walls of the flared portion being slightly spaced to provide a discharge opening of slitlike form, and a spreading element carried by the projecting edge of the upper wall of the flared portion and extending angularly therefrom.

4. A device of the character described comprising a tubular body of flexible material, means for attaching one end of the tubular body to a bottle or similar receptacle, the opposite end of the tubular body terminating in a relatively thin outwardly flared portion having angular side edges connected by an intermediate curved end edge with the outer edge of the upper wall of the flared portion extended to a point beyond the outer edge of the lower wall thereof, said upper and lower walls of the flared portion being slightly spaced to provide a discharge opening of slit- ]ike form extending throughout the length of the angular side edges and the curved connecting end edge, and a plurality of relatively fine bristles projecting outwardly and downwardly from the upper wall of the flared portion in position to trail the discharge opening during operation of the device.

5. A device of the character described comprising a tubular body of flexible material, means for attaching one end of the tubular body to a bottle or similar receptacle, the opposite end of the tubular body terminating in a relatively thin outwardly flared portion having angular side edges connected by an intermediate curved end edge with the outer edge of the upper wall of the flared portion extended to a point beyond the outer edge of the lower wall thereof, said upper and lower walls of the flared portion being slightly spaced to provide a discharge opening of slitlike form extending throughout the length of the angular side edges and the curved connecting end edge, a plurality of relatively fine bristles projecting outwardly and downwardly from the upper wall of the flared portion in position to trail the discharge opening during operation of the device, and a concaved finger nail receiving recess formed upon the underfaceof the lower wall of the flared portion.

6. A device of the character described comprising in combination, a tubular body, means for attaching one end of the tubular body .to a bottle or similar receptacle, the opposite end of the tubular body terminating in a relatively thin outwardly flared portion having angular side edges connected by an intermediate curved end edge, a cuticle engaging projection extending from the outer end of each of the angular side edges, a discharge opening extending throughout the length of the angular side edges and the curved connecting edge of the tubular body, and a concaved recess formed on the under side of the tubular body and extending rearwardly thereof.

WILLIAM R. PERILLO. 

